Practice question
A covered domestic recruiter says no regular report may be required until a worker files a court case. Which is best?
- Every report must await a criminal conviction.
- Only complainants may prescribe report forms.
- No agency may ever be asked for reports.
- Reports automatically establish criminal guilt.
- Article 37’s regular-report authority is not textually conditioned on that court filing.
Legal references
- Labor Code Articles 18 and 35-38, read with current allocation of overseas functions under RA 11641: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
- Salazar v. Achacoso, G.R. No. 81510, March 14, 1990, en banc main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1990/mar1990/gr_81510_1990.html
- RA 11641 Sections 4-6 and 19, DMW functions and succession: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11641_2021.html
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